Container



May 7, 1935. R. w. MANNING CNTAINER Filed oet. 5. 1955 /NvE/voR REG/NAL@w. MA /v/v/NG By/W/MZM Patented May 7, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEApplication October 3,

3 Claims.

This invention relates toy containers such as paper sacks cardboardcartons, and the like used for packing food stuffs and other similarcommodities, and has for its objects, the provision of a containerhaving an image or figure imprinted thereon so that the container may beused as a toy; said gures giving the container a distinctive appearanceand aiding in the identication of it and its contents. Other objectswill appear hereinafter.

I accomplish these objects by means of the devices and manufacturesillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of one form of my invention. In this case a sackcontainer is shown inverted and adapted to be used as a toy mask.

Figure 2 is a similar view of a modified form, being in this instance, acarton adapted to be used as either a mask or a jack-o-lantern.

Figure 3 is another modified form wherein the ligure is imprinted on'the container so that it may be used as a toy.

Figure 4 is an alternative form of Figure 3 wherein the figure imprintedon a portion of the container adapts it for use as a toy doll.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts in all views.

In each of the forms illustrated the numeral 2 designates the containerbody. On this body is imprinted an image or iigure, 3. This figure isusually the head of some animate object suoliv as a human being, oranimal. However, the image may be quite grotesque and represent an ogre,a caricature, or even an inanimate object, such as a skull.

In the form shown in Figure l the container, which is an ordinaryfoldable paper sack, has the image imprinted thereon so that when thesack is inverted it may be slipped over the head of the wearer and usedas a mask. Eye holes li are imprinted on the portion of the sack belowthe figure 3 so they may bereadily pierced. and reinforced holes I4provided so that strings may be inserted to hold the mask in place byrunning them under the armpits of the wearer.

The form shown in Figure 2 shows the adaptation of the invention to acardboard carton. As illustrated, the carton is inverted, one side (theback, in this instance) may be partially broken out as indicated by thebroken lines 5, and strings 6 employed to hold the device on as a mask.Otherwise a lamp 'l may be inserted in the device and the same used as ajack-o-lantern. The realism of the gure in this form is enhanced byhaving the lines 8 of the nose and mouth and eyes scored to break whenpressed. The upper part of the mouth may then be raised and pasted inplace, thus causing the nose 9 to protrude. The eye openings maylikewise be 1933, Serial N0. 691,943

broken out and an inner container of colored paper used to diffuse andcolor the light emitted thru the mouth, eye and nose openings of thengure.

In Figure 3, the cylindrical cardboard carton body 2 is inverted and thefigure of the head of a horse imprinted thereon. A broom handle l2 maythen be inserted from the back of the carton and it may then be used asa hobbyhorse.

Figure 4 illustrates an oblong cardboard carton of smaller dimensions.The gure 3 is imprinted on a portion of one end only.

This enables the carton to be used as a doll when the paper dress I5 isattached as illustrated.

It is to be understood that in all forms only a portion of the surfaceof the container, whether it be sack, bag, or carton, is imprinted withthe images and figures herein illustrated. The remaining portion of thesurface is left blank as indicated at I6, Figure 3, or may be imprintedwith iigures, writing and the like to designate the contents ofthecontainer, its use, or for trademarks, advertising, etc.

It is obvious that my invention, as herein'described and illustrated, issubject to various modications and changes. Therefore,`I wish. to belimited only by the following claims.

I claim:

l. A container of pliant material having the caricature of a faceimprinted mainly on one side with the details thereof extending. aroundthe adjacent sides and having the outlines of the features scored` tobreak when pressed, whereby the outlines thereof may be accurately rokenout.

2. A container of pliant material having the caricature of a faceimprinted mainly on one side with the details thereof extending aroundthe adjacent sides and having the outlines of the features scored tobreakl when pressed, whereby the outlines thereof may be accuratelybroken out, said imprinted facebeing'positioned with the top toward theclosed end so that when the container is open and inverted it may beused as a mask.

3. A rectangular tubular container of pliant material having one endclosed to form a bottom therefor, and having the image of a mask faceimprinted on one side thereof with the top of said image toward theclosed bottom of said container, the details of said mask face extendingaround the sides of and over the bottom end or said container, andhaving outlines of the eyes, nose, and mouth of said image scored intolthe vmaterial of said container to break when pressed so that openingscan easily be made for said features conformable to said printed image.

REGINALD W. MANNING.

